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1	1	H.R. No. 1779
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their
6	6	memories of Ruth Fackler Rutledge of El Paso, who passed away on
7	7	March 31, 2009, at the age of 93; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 8,
9	9	1915, Mrs. Rutledge was a talented musician and entertainer as a
10	10	child, playing her first piano recital by age seven; she also played
11	11	the piano in the Kiddie Reviews and entertained at neighborhood
12	12	theaters, playing the accordion and harmonica and tap dancing; a
13	13	highlight of her early musical career was an invitation to be a
14	14	pianist for the world-renowned Andrews Sisters; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mrs. Rutledge arrived in El Paso in 1939 and was
16	16	employed by Standard Oil Company; always active, she played
17	17	shortstop and first base on the company softball team and joined
18	18	their touring quartet of musicians, known as The Rancheritas; she
19	19	married Charles Victor Rutledge in 1941 at St. Paul's Lutheran
20	20	Church, where she was an active member; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Rutledge moved with her navy
22	22	commander husband to Fort Worth, Texas; Monterey, California; New
23	23	York City; New Orleans, Louisiana; and the Eastern Caroline
24	24	Islands, where Mr. Rutledge was appointed acting military governor;
25	25	and
26	26	WHEREAS, After returning to El Paso, Mrs. Rutledge devoted
27	27	her considerable energy to assisting community organizations; in
28	28	addition to serving as a Brownie and Girl Scout leader, she was
29	29	active in the PTA at a number of area schools, serving as president
30	30	at Lamar Elementary, and her involvement earned her a lifetime PTA
31	31	membership; and
32	32	WHEREAS, President of the Delta Gamma Sorority Alumnae group
33	33	and the Desert Hills Garden Club, she worked in behalf of the
34	34	LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Sun Carnival
35	35	Association, Providence Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and UTEP
36	36	Women's Auxiliary, which she served as scholarship chair; for her
37	37	tremendous generosity and efforts to benefit the city she loved,
38	38	Mrs. Rutledge was honored in 2000 by the Volunteer Bureau of El
39	39	Paso, and in 2005 she was named to the Older El Pasoans Hall of Fame;
40	40	and
41	41	WHEREAS, Mrs. Rutledge was deeply committed to her church,
42	42	teaching Sunday school, playing the piano, and acting as the Luther
43	43	League sponsor; she also played the pipe organ on occasion, an
44	44	instrument she studied at Texas Western College; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Ruth Fackler Rutledge lived a caring and purposeful
46	46	life, and she will always be remembered with great tenderness and
47	47	affection; now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
49	49	Legislature pay tribute to the life of Ruth Fackler Rutledge and
50	50	extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
51	51	daughters, Susan Rutledge Crews and Sally Rutledge Souers; to her
52	52	granddaughter, Lauren Rutledge Souers; to her grandson, Dr. Charles
53	53	Rutledge Crews, and his wife, Camille Frost Crews; to her
54	54	great-granddaughter, Daley Rutledge Crews; to her sisters, Lucille
55	55	Andrew and Dorothy Jensen; and to her other relatives and friends;
56	56	and, be it further
57	57	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
58	58	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
59	59	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ruth
60	60	Fackler Rutledge.
61	61	Marquez
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Speaker of the House
64	64	I certify that H.R. No. 1779 was unanimously adopted by a
65	65	rising vote of the House on May 11, 2009.
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67	67	Chief Clerk of the House